Awareness and attitudes towards organ donation and transplantation among the Asian population. A preliminary survey in Luton, UK

Transplant International

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 365-371

  Darr, Aamra ^a   Randhawa, Gurch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asians; Attitudes; Donation; Knowledge; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COST OF ILLNESS; DONOR CARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASIA; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0032737650     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050241     Document Type: Article

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